Been trying to get these for years, I can comfortably get it fully decked and stalled out and I can do the manual above the coping and fakie back in but as soon as I go to pull it back in from the rock position I get this nono voice in my head that makes me jump off every time, I don't know why it's so terrifying.
I've hurt my self on this damn trick more than any other ):.. I got some sort of rock to fakie syndrom... I can do just about any miniramp trick that doesn't require you to roll back in fakie.
scares me to death watching these kids dragging their trucks over the coping and being like..YEAH, ROCK TO FAKIE DONE! well said about the old school days, I know all about it..I hung up on an 11 ft. vert ramp in Texas, being cocky. Learned my lesson for good!!
thanks so much for this vid, i've watched so many but ur tips are so helpful. i got this trick a few months into skating, and i just keep getting them and losing them and getting them, and now i'm a year in and so much better at skating, and for some reason i lost them again?? very frustrating
Great tip on the manual before the copping. Any tips at the other end I’m struggling to step backwards into the drop on position because my body feels like it’s angled in the ramp?
Those "basic" tricks are soo freaking difficult. I suck at transition so bad. Can kickflip a 3 stair but cannot rock to fakie and going back from axle stall.
@@evindejesus3524 try fakie manuals too. If you splat on the ramp side, it's too much pressure on the lead foot... I'm trying to overcome that now, splat splat...
I cannot understand the drop in coming down backwards. The momentum is too much and I shoot out coming down fakie. Would it be best to learn how to drop in switch first before learning this move?
I don't think it's necessary to learn dropping in switch.. one of the biggest tips that helped me learn rock to fakie, is keep your knees really nicely bent when you're coming back down the ramp, it'll help you stay centered over the board. One of the reasons for slipping out forward toward the ramp is standing up too much
I think learning how to pump back and forth higher and higher in a mini ramp or bowl might be helpful to getting used to the feeling of rolling backwards and practicing that manual
The thing about this trick is it’s really easy to slam hard. I have never hung up but slipped out bad a couple of times going back in. I actually had the trick down pretty ok but now I’m terrified of it, I just can’t commit so I’ve had a break. I just been skating the ramp a lot and getting my backside slash grinds down, also practised my frontside kick turns to the point I’m now really comfortable with them, they always felt sketchy like I could just fall on them. Today I pretty much hit my first tail stall as it was just there for the taking. I feel I will get my rock fakie back very soon. Personally I think there is a lot to be said to getting really comfortable on your board on the ramp and don’t have so much fear of being high near the coping. Happy skating brothers and sisters.
Yeah I get this. I learnt them recently and was getting really confident. Then I went skating, had a bad day, lots of stupid bails and one really bad one on my already injured wrist and now every time I try them I have to relearn them and they're nothing like as good as they were. I find warming up with that little manual thing he suggested helps but to double lift the board quickly. One lift at the top and the other on the way back. You've done them before so you will get them back.
I can’t even remember writing this comment. Anyway, I’m super comfortable with my rock fakies these days. A big part is doing loads on something small and doing proper ones, not the little ones.
@@morphosis7655 was it hard to get the tail stall? I can do the cobra strike tap on the coping (ha ha) but haven't managed to yet commit to locking the wheels in and standing up.
@@damianb2374 it took me way longer than it should have. Like you I could cobra tap with really good timing and could even do little fakie ollies but I just could not commit to full send all the way up. In my head I thought I would slam really hard. Anyway I finally did commit and once I had a couple of bails( never slammed, was always about to step off/run out, I lost all fear. I then got it really quickly within a few try’s. You just need enough speed and commitment. If you can cobra tap you got it 100%. Edit. I just realised that tail stall in my original comment was a one off. I only got them down properly recently. I did that tall stall sort of by accident on a little quarter.
its crazy how skating works ahaha. i completely skipped over learning rock fakies. i can do them on smaller stuff but when it rocks fully its so scary. i can backside noseblunt, back and front tails, and sugarcanes are my go to but i still can barely rock fakie, its humorous
No wonder they used lappers on old school trucks... Thanks for the tips! I am doing it wrong by not committing to set the rock deep enough on the board while staying leaned inside the ramp... splat... I think I'll get it next time for sure.
I hate those steep little quarters at my local park but they might helped me learning this trick. I still do the 'clippy ones' though :D I will try to learn a proper one as soon as the skatepark is open again. I'm also still afraid to drop in, only did it twice so far.
This is something I am trying to attempt. I can drop in, back side turn, get up to the coping. But fakie is just sketch. I want to drop just drill going up and coming back down in fakie till it doesn’t feel so weird then hit the fakie
@@ryanlee9150 i got a wheelbite after dropping in this caused me to fall of the board and somehow i dragd my leg across the pavement and this caused it to like flip over like a folding knife or somting thats pretty mutch exactli how i maneged to break it. Now 2 years after i still skate now i know how to do it properly
I wish I had the magic secret that would help. I can see how it could be a very frustrating trick. Blunt fakies are my kryptonite. I'm not sure if I will ever land one.
I did too, then I realised you only have to touch your front wheels on the deck, and then go back in. If you try to stand on the middle of the board, it becomes unstable and weird. Took me a few slams to realise
Feels scarier than dropping in
Clay Soggyfries yeah cos you’re basically dropping in fakie.
@Collin Saeger got the same issue
hang up consistently yet I am pulling shit that is harder and scarier. Slammed so many times. it's my NEMESIS!
I disagree
Yes
Really good tutorial. I watch this 10 times over until it was burnt in my brain. Nailed it today. Thanks and keep up the really good tutorials
Mate this was the most helpful rock to fakie video I’ve ever watched, honestly thank you
Been trying to get these for years, I can comfortably get it fully decked and stalled out and I can do the manual above the coping and fakie back in but as soon as I go to pull it back in from the rock position I get this nono voice in my head that makes me jump off every time, I don't know why it's so terrifying.
I've hurt my self on this damn trick more than any other ):.. I got some sort of rock to fakie syndrom... I can do just about any miniramp trick that doesn't require you to roll back in fakie.
gotta practice fakie then bro! Start on flat learn some fakie ollies n stuff then come back to this
Me too lol, i can even kickflip disaster
scares me to death watching these kids dragging their trucks over the coping and being like..YEAH, ROCK TO FAKIE DONE! well said about the old school days, I know all about it..I hung up on an 11 ft. vert ramp in Texas, being cocky. Learned my lesson for good!!
Damn was that to flat or did you slide outa it?
@@benoduartebd I fell to flat, landed on my side and ruptured my spleen.. pissed blood for 2 days. I NEVER clicked my trucks coming in fakie again.
thanks so much for this vid, i've watched so many but ur tips are so helpful. i got this trick a few months into skating, and i just keep getting them and losing them and getting them, and now i'm a year in and so much better at skating, and for some reason i lost them again?? very frustrating
This is so useful and clear.
This is community service. thank you Ben
Love your tutorial videos Ben ! And the new channel.
Just learned to drop in so coming here for a new trick
Great tip on the manual before the copping. Any tips at the other end I’m struggling to step backwards into the drop on position because my body feels like it’s angled in the ramp?
Nice video man! Keep up he great quality vids and you’ll go far!
Thanks William:)
Thanks man. Instant sub.
hey, I'm pretty sure we're from the same area. Which park is this?
UBC
+Ben Degros thanks
me at the park its wwoood shit
This video pas posted two years ago yet look at how many likes😰
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Those "basic" tricks are soo freaking difficult. I suck at transition so bad. Can kickflip a 3 stair but cannot rock to fakie and going back from axle stall.
Same
Pad up and make it happen!
splat splat...
I just learned how to pump, now my next step is rock to fakie
@@evindejesus3524 try fakie manuals too. If you splat on the ramp side, it's too much pressure on the lead foot... I'm trying to overcome that now, splat splat...
really are the only guy on earth who can properly teach a trick.
0. .0 don’t forget Aaron Kyro
Khyber McFarland ben is better
@@khybermcfarland6225 Aaron kyro donated $75,000 to the church of Scientology.. no thanks
@@johnt6582 not really sure what this means
@@khybermcfarland6225 hi my name is Aaron kyro and I’m a sponsored Scientologist from the Bay Area
I love the noise he makes when he says a little wee one "weet woot"
I cannot understand the drop in coming down backwards. The momentum is too much and I shoot out coming down fakie. Would it be best to learn how to drop in switch first before learning this move?
Same.
I don't think it's necessary to learn dropping in switch.. one of the biggest tips that helped me learn rock to fakie, is keep your knees really nicely bent when you're coming back down the ramp, it'll help you stay centered over the board. One of the reasons for slipping out forward toward the ramp is standing up too much
try learning to ride switch on flat, it's a great simple but 'profound' learning curve and helps overall!
I think learning how to pump back and forth higher and higher in a mini ramp or bowl might be helpful to getting used to the feeling of rolling backwards and practicing that manual
4:20 blaze it! Great video!
I have at least 2 videos with that time.
I have this my first really solid try today and are shit. Something about going over to coping scares me and makes me stiffen up.
I can drop in switch, but I still have trouble committing to this...
The thing about this trick is it’s really easy to slam hard. I have never hung up but slipped out bad a couple of times going back in. I actually had the trick down pretty ok but now I’m terrified of it, I just can’t commit so I’ve had a break. I just been skating the ramp a lot and getting my backside slash grinds down, also practised my frontside kick turns to the point I’m now really comfortable with them, they always felt sketchy like I could just fall on them. Today I pretty much hit my first tail stall as it was just there for the taking. I feel I will get my rock fakie back very soon.
Personally I think there is a lot to be said to getting really comfortable on your board on the ramp and don’t have so much fear of being high near the coping. Happy skating brothers and sisters.
Yeah I get this. I learnt them recently and was getting really confident. Then I went skating, had a bad day, lots of stupid bails and one really bad one on my already injured wrist and now every time I try them I have to relearn them and they're nothing like as good as they were. I find warming up with that little manual thing he suggested helps but to double lift the board quickly. One lift at the top and the other on the way back. You've done them before so you will get them back.
I can’t even remember writing this comment. Anyway, I’m super comfortable with my rock fakies these days. A big part is doing loads on something small and doing proper ones, not the little ones.
@@morphosis7655 was it hard to get the tail stall? I can do the cobra strike tap on the coping (ha ha) but haven't managed to yet commit to locking the wheels in and standing up.
@@damianb2374 it took me way longer than it should have. Like you I could cobra tap with really good timing and could even do little fakie ollies but I just could not commit to full send all the way up. In my head I thought I would slam really hard. Anyway I finally did commit and once I had a couple of bails( never slammed, was always about to step off/run out, I lost all fear. I then got it really quickly within a few try’s. You just need enough speed and commitment. If you can cobra tap you got it 100%.
Edit. I just realised that tail stall in my original comment was a one off. I only got them down properly recently. I did that tall stall sort of by accident on a little quarter.
At 30 years old, I'm too scared to try, but when I was 15 I could do em pretty solid
Following up I actually did it a few times the other day at the park, also slammed hard once
I was too scared at 15, but I'm learning how at 34. Just started skating again.
I'm 62 and learning, doing fakie on a surfskate is a bit challenging
I’ve been a “street” skateboarder for 20+ years. After finally getting into transition this video made me able to rock to fakie 💯 thank you 🙏
Finally got this down today, but it’s the baby ones. Next time I gotta get more of the board over the coping
its crazy how skating works ahaha. i completely skipped over learning rock fakies. i can do them on smaller stuff but when it rocks fully its so scary. i can backside noseblunt, back and front tails, and sugarcanes are my go to but i still can barely rock fakie, its humorous
Thanks for your series of skate tutorials yours seem to be one of the best!
Dude youre the best
always giving good ass trick tips
when i was a kid i hung up and fell like 5 foot straight to my head ive been scarred of riding transition since
I've watched up to this. Still continueing but learning
Thank you watch it and in about twenty minutes I did it
Gotta know how to fakiemanual first 🤧
man I always eat shit coming down
Dropped in for the first time today thanks to your tutorial. Looking forward to trying this now
We miss you
Excellent explanations!
No wonder they used lappers on old school trucks... Thanks for the tips! I am doing it wrong by not committing to set the rock deep enough on the board while staying leaned inside the ramp... splat... I think I'll get it next time for sure.
I can do this 5ook a while coming back fakie but yh easier than drop in to me still cant drop in
Thankyou Ben !
I hate those steep little quarters at my local park but they might helped me learning this trick. I still do the 'clippy ones' though :D
I will try to learn a proper one as soon as the skatepark is open again. I'm also still afraid to drop in, only did it twice so far.
I can, drop in, rock n roll, 5-0, 50-50 , roll over the spine.. but i cant rock to fakie ☠️
Brilliant, thanks alot!
This is something I am trying to attempt. I can drop in, back side turn, get up to the coping. But fakie is just sketch. I want to drop just drill going up and coming back down in fakie till it doesn’t feel so weird then hit the fakie
Im scared to go back down because when i go back down i go down goofy and not regular
I did a fucking rock to fake felld of my board and fucking broke my leg into 3 peaces next time i can skate is a round next january
damn what how'd you break your leg on it though? Like I can understand if it was your arm (broke mine on dropping in), but your leg?
@@ryanlee9150 i got a wheelbite after dropping in this caused me to fall of the board and somehow i dragd my leg across the pavement and this caused it to like flip over like a folding knife or somting thats pretty mutch exactli how i maneged to break it. Now 2 years after i still skate now i know how to do it properly
@@enricoklausner7269 damn man good that ur back anyway
and thanks for the reply nine months later hehe
Weep woop!
thanks dude :D ( by the way you look like david bowie lol )
Good helpful video 👍
ayo ubc i go there all the time
Really great video!!
Which park is it?
Totally useful!
Good tips, Cheers Big Ears !
You deserve more subs
Great video. I hate this trick. or, it hates me. either way, i struggle with them.
I wish I had the magic secret that would help. I can see how it could be a very frustrating trick. Blunt fakies are my kryptonite. I'm not sure if I will ever land one.
I did too, then I realised you only have to touch your front wheels on the deck, and then go back in. If you try to stand on the middle of the board, it becomes unstable and weird. Took me a few slams to realise
Can you do a video teaching front rocks? I have not idea how to start turning my body that way.
Your not turning your Body bruhhhhh
@@lvp_editz6563 in the last year I have in fact turned my body bruh... both ways even.
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you are amazing!!!!
Thanks Emery:) Right back at you!!!